New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-27
MADE A PARTY MEASURE.
RfPUBLIcANAc ACTION ON THE vEDDER BILL.
EHH coGGEsHALL AMENDMENT TO BE ELIMIKAIEp
DEMOCRATS AGAINST THE HOWE BILL.

rae coGGEsHALL AMENDMENT TO BIZ ELIMINAIEp
DEMOCRATS AGAINST THE HOWE BILL
r tDY TELEGRAPH THE rRrBUNkl
ALBANY. April 2e.-iThe vedder Liquor Tax bill was
nadsa party question ut caucus OF the Republican
Senators this afternoon All but one OF the Republican
Senators WILL 1t Is believed, support the BILL modified as
TWAS IN the The negative Republican vote will
be cast by Senator WORTH of Brooklyn The notifications
reduce the tax rate somewhat having been felt that
with license fee to pay lquordealers would be oppres-
sively taxed II the original schedule was maintained As
modified first grade nquorsores will be taxed 800 In
cities having population OF over 100000 These are
the cities OF NeyYork and Brooklyn This Is reduction
Of SlO0 In the same cities second grade liquor
stores will pay 500, the original tax In
cities above 100000 In population and less than
100000 first grade 5000, second grade SIS between
10000 and 100000 first grade 800, second, $685. BIO
tween 5000 and 10000 first grade $50, second $40;
under $780, first grade SIS, second. So
1t was also determined in the caucus to elm
inate the amendment to the dill proffered by
Senator Coggeshall which was adopted last week.
and to restore the bill to Its original FORM by which all
money collected by the tax to he transferred to the
State treasury The bill will probably como under con-
alteration In the Senate tomorrow.
The Democrats of the Assembly have again showed
that they the representatives Of the liquor dealers
1t will be remembered that when Mr.. Crosbys HighIi-
csnse bill was under consideration, the Democrats de-
claimed against Especial legislation for NewYork and
Brooklyn, and promised that II highioense bill ap
plying TO the whole State was passed by the
Republicans they would support It, The Republicans
took them at their word this afternoon. and was lud
crous almost to the solicude OF every Democrat to
cast his vote against such bill The revelation OF their
true attitude came through motion of Mr. Howe that
the Assembly should make special order OF his State
hghcense bill Not Democrat voted in favor Of the
motion 1t required twohirds vote In the affirmative,
and when the Republicans saw the Democrats voting
sody against they perceived that there was no chance
Of carrying IL and many Of them refrained from voting
The vote on the motion was 40 yeas TO "A nays III
given below, Democrats In italic:
YEAs-Ainsworth. Arnold, Rabcock Bacon Baker. Bates
Brupdags. Buckley, Burns Cole; Cornwe Crosby Curtis
Fort Hadley HogebDOm, Horton Howe 1nger'
SOIL KimbalI Rruse Latmer Mabie, Manyille, Mase, Nc
Carthy McEvoy Moses Parsons: Plat; Prime Robinson
SaxtOn Sine Smith, NJ A.; Stacey Tisdale. Thompson.
4. g: Thomson, D. L. vandemark. White Youngman, the
speaker-4b. -. -
NtYsBonainston Brsdnan Bush caaor Collins Conorer
Cutler, Dalton Derersaur, DickeH Emery, fdrfe Finn,
Fitch G,egric Greene Guenfhcr Haga HaggsYty HaHes
HUI Hines Horndqe Ties. Kenny hunzenDaah. Laasbe i'm,
LongleH Martin. NcAdam. Mccain NcRenna. Mclaughlin,
NeGahca Moore Ioee Retz, Ryan, Shea SheehGn smith,
Charles SHttiUaa, Wemple-44